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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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